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Tom Ashbrook

@tomashbrook

Award-winning Journalist. 16-Yr Host of NPR's "On Point.” Illinois farm kid, Asia hand, Alaska oilfields vet. Pro honest, humane democracy.

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BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You know how VITAL Medicaid is? Even Josh Hawley and STEVE BANNON warned against cutting it. On its 60th anniversary, Congress MUST stop the cuts! Can we hit 1,000 RTs and replies with #CancelCutsToMedicaid to get it trending? Please & thank you!🙏💪

Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The AI Action Plan is even worse than I thought it'd be. A tech industry wishlist with every box ticked. It signals the further coherence of Silicon Valley and the Trump-led federal government into a cooperative, automation-bent surveillance state. It's a blueprint for dystopia.

The AI Action Plan is even worse than I thought it'd be. A tech industry wishlist with every box ticked. It signals the further coherence of Silicon Valley and the Trump-led federal government into a cooperative, automation-bent surveillance state. It's a blueprint for dystopia.
Jessica Riedl 🧀 🇺🇦 (@jessicabriedl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Federal Reserve is NOT in the executive branch. Moreover, Jay Powell calmly corrected false information that was being used to smear him. He is not the villain here. Presidents are not kings, Powell does not work for Trump, and he has a right to defend himself.

Trita Parsi (@tparsi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This clip with Peter Beinart will become historic. A voice of conscience in an era of inhumanity and insanity. "The blood is on our hands as Americans because it is our weapons that are responsible for those children starving to death."

Bernie Sanders (@sensanders) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza intensifies. Malnutrition is rampant, children are starving to death, people are shot while waiting for meager food rations — and US weapons allow it to happen. Trump and Congress must act NOW. Stop the slaughter. Feed the people.

The Netanyahu government’s extermination of Gaza intensifies. Malnutrition is rampant, children are starving to death, people are shot while waiting for meager food rations — and US weapons allow it to happen.

Trump and Congress must act NOW. Stop the slaughter. Feed the people.
Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I see a danger that ⁦Tulsi Gabbard 🌺⁩ is dismantling the 🇺🇸 intelligence parts that were critical for sounding the alarm on the 🇷🇺 invasion of 🇺🇦. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

Nora Benavidez (@attorneynora) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I am honored to announce release of groundbreaking Free Press research & analysis with our inaugural "Media Capitulation Index" examining how major corporate media companies are bending the knee to Trump & those in power. Check out the rankings & analysis: freepress.net/who-owns-media

Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@rshereme) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Former President of Poland Lech Walesa wrote the following letter to Trump back in March 2025, after Trump had a meeting with Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Unfortunately, nothing has changed since then. Only empty promises... Your Excellency, Mr. President, 1/n

Former President of Poland Lech Walesa wrote the following letter to Trump back in March 2025, after Trump had a meeting with Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Unfortunately, nothing has changed since then. Only empty promises...

Your Excellency, Mr. President,

1/n
Kate from Kharkiv (@bohuslavskakate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

His name was Matviy, and he was only 6 years old. Russia killed him last night. The boy was a karate student, dreamed of winning competitions and surpassing his older brother. Russia brutally killed him in his own home in Kyiv as he slept.

His name was Matviy, and he was only 6 years old. Russia  killed  him last night. 

The boy was a karate student, dreamed of winning competitions and surpassing his older brother. Russia brutally killed him in his own home in Kyiv as he slept.
The Atlantic (@theatlantic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hans Luther was the principled and independent president of Germany’s central bank, Timothy W. Ryback writes. “But when Luther wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands, he feared for his life and had to leave”: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Ami Dar (@amidar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another Haaretz article so important that I am copying the whole thing here. The piece is by the great Nir Hasson. Please read and share widely. * * * * On Tuesday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global initiative that monitors food insecurity,

Another Haaretz article so important that I am copying the whole thing here. The piece is by the great Nir Hasson. Please read and share widely. 

* * * * 

On Tuesday, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global initiative that monitors food insecurity,
Lulu NYT (@lulugnavarro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I covered Argentina as a foreign correspondent under leftist president Kirshner and so much of what I’m seeing here reminds me of that period which saw the economy decimated with high inflation and stagnation due to tariffs and other measures. But what worries me the most….

Peter (@_e_tto_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brian Allen @Grok, on a scale of 1 to full-blown authoritarianism, how dangerous is it for a sitting leader to fire the prosecutor investigating them for corruption?

Ozymandias, Esq (@ozymandiasesq) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Jordan Weissmann If Trump wrecks BLS and understates inflation, everything from SS checks to tax brackets will fall further and further behind reality. No private corp can fix that

Joyce Alene (@joycewhitevance) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Law firms, universities, media companies, and now banks. If people don’t understand what’s happening to our country, it’s because they don’t want to.

Heartland Signal (@heartlandsignal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CBS NEWS REPORTER: "You know that Republicans in the state, Republicans out of the state, look at what you guys are doing and thinking you're running away from the fight..." TEXAS STATE REP. ANN JOHNSON (D-HOUSTON): "Yeah, no, abandoning your job is going to Cancun in the middle